Breaking: ACORN Suspends Programs, Orders Audit

ACORN, calling the actions of some of its employees "indefensible," has suspended advising new clients as part of its service programs and is setting up an independent review to see what happened.

ACORN chief executive Bertha Lewis said in a written statement that she was "ordering a halt to any new intakes into ACORN's service programs until completion of an independent review."

The actions were taken, she said, "as a result of indefensible action of a handful of our employees."

Well, I hope the audit can help explain why employees in at least four different cities gave the same basic advice to two people posing as criminals.

Related: Jon Stewart to media: "Where the hell were you?" It's a funny video, and a great question, but I think Hannah Giles and James O'Keefe have already provided the answer. Eventually, they won't be needed. Look at what two people with a video camera have been able to accomplish.